Tasers in SW Kansas police use described by officials
Keating argues tasers offer a nonlethal option and time for custody while batons risk bone injury. Garden City Capt. Utz notes tasers used when lethal force justified, with details on certification and public-record disputes from KPA and Sheriff.
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Garden City
Mike Utz
Utz
Mike Merriam
Kansas Press Association
Finney County
Kevin Bascue
Sheriff’s Office
Kansas
Hamilton County
Community weighs underage drinking issue in Garden City
Police report most underage drinkers obtain alcohol at home often without parental knowledge. Limes and Utz urge parents and youth to hear the same message and stay involved. Pfingsten stresses clear standards and family values. Community effort, including schools and law enforcement, aims to change norms with upcoming meetings and a neighborhood feel.
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Limes
Utz
Jeff Pfingsten
25Th Judicial District
Youth Services Youth Services
Simes
Garden City
Roy Cessna
USD 457
Debates Roil Over Military Tribunals For Terror Suspects
Lawmakers clash as Bush pushes secret prisons and military commissions to prosecute terrorists. Rep. Duncan Hunter argues for protecting intelligence and allowing limited evidence, while Maj. Gen. Scott Black and other JAGs insist accused should see key materials under Geneva Conventions. Senate leaders and senators McCain Graham Warner weigh constraints and vetting ahead of elections. Reid urges careful oversight to avoid repeat of past unilateral actions.
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House Armed Services Committee
California
White House
Hunter
Scott Black
Army
Black
Bush
CIA
United States
Defense Department
U.S. Detention Center
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
State Department
John Bellinger III
al-Qaida
Senate
Harry Reid
Armed Services Committee
Reid
Kansas candidate Doll battles Moran in drought driven race
Doll, a first term challenger, faces five term incumbent Moran in a vast rural Kansas district. They debate farm policy amid drought, energy costs, and a struggling agricultural economy while Moran touts a farm bill and Doll criticizes subsidies. Campaign fundraising poses a major obstacle for Doll as he traverses 25,000 miles.
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Doll
Kansas
Moran
Subcommittee
General Farm Commodities
House Agriculture Committee
Bush Administration
Cuba
U.S
Defense
United States
Bioscience panel to discuss Kansas frontier at state fair
Angela Kreps, president of the Kansas Bioscience Organization, invites the public to a bioscience forum at the state fair. The discussion will cover opportunities and challenges in Kansas biosciences with panels from industry, state officials, and university researchers. State investment totals 580 million dollars over the next decade.
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Kansas Bioscience Organization
Angela Kreps
Fred Cholick
Kansas State University
College of Agriculture
K-State Research and Extension
Kansas
Cholick
David McDonald
Wichita State University
McDonald
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